Process of gluing porous materials



Nov.. 7, 939. TW. DME UAL '2,178,566

Pfaocss oF GLUING PoRoUs MATERIALS Filed Aug.. `11, 19:56

@zado/e Z. Me f 7L/carry @albe/1 im lm Patented Nov. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES l amasser PROCESS or GLUING Poisonsy MATERIALS Theodore Williams Dike and Harry Gallier, Seattle, Wash., assignors to I. F, Laucks, Inc., Seattle, Wash., a corporation of Washington ,Application August 1i, 1936, serial No. 95,460

claims. c1.144so9) In the customary gluing of layers-oi porous or cellulosic-materials by means of alkaline proteinous glues for adhesives, the technique has` involved the application of the adhesive in a .i5 fluid state; its condition being hsuch as to be easily applied and spread onto surfaces to be glued, this objective having been believed to require a marked degree of fluidity. Thisy necessarily entails the, use of a very considerable amount of i@ Water, and the water being in such high proportion and theglue thereby being in a uid state, the water is introduced into the porous layers which are being glued, to an extent very materially raising their water-content; and in the further and placed for a number of hours in cold-pressure clamps for setting, the surplus of water must necessarily disseminate through the structure. The amount of water thus left is quite consider- 2@ able, much above that which is desirable, unless corrected by an expensive additional operation of re-drying in a drier apparatus. Concomitant with the introduction of such large amounts of Water with the adhesive in the case of cellulosic layers which are naturally highly absorbent, is the associate diilculty arising from expansion of the cellulose by the contacting glue water before the bond is formed, and-its eventual contraction after the bond has been formed, this occurring of course more'or less irregularly, and on final exposure to the air there is'a marked tendency Y for development of. surface hair checks or even cracks, which with'many materials are rather serious. Furthermore, sincev the aqueous adhesiveis of necessarily quite high alkaline content, the alkali,vbeing carried Widely and owing to local'- variation of porosity being carried quite irregularly by the water migration, tends to occasion stains on the portions, such as outside faces,

an other than those to which it was immediately applied by migrating through the faces to thc surfacealatndv inthe case .of checks or cracks there is usually vconsiderable disgurement from the stain in'such areas. l Also Where a recess in .Y 45 a core'layergfor instance. may have been' lled with the lalkaline adhesive during'spreading, the.l

occasioned by introduction of the large 'amounts of water concurrent with the aqueous alkaline n adhesives, proposals have been made to lapply the adhesivainstead of in thin spreadableform', by ,556 rolling out very stiff plastic doughs with sheeting Titi procedure, the assembled panels being stacked rollers or by applying undispersed pulverulent forms4 of adhesive. These, however, are not operable with many forms of cellulose materials which it is desired to laminate orare limited to certain adhesives or lack adequate features of 5 control or economy. The sheeting process of spreading for instance is inoperable except with glues of such heavy consistency that they'cannot be spread at all with grooved roller spreaders, because the great pressure concentrated on the 10 ridges between the grooves dents deeply into wood plies and breaks them up.` With smooth sheeting rollers this trouble can be avoided, but it is impossible to produce an even uniform controllable spread at a low rate. Also the glue is so dense 15.

and non-duid that even with the thinning and penetration-promoting influence of the heat of a hot press available, adequate penetration and bonding is only obtainable if the panels are pressed immediately after neither the uniformity nor the quantity of spread are under control and there is no tolerance of assembly time. These difficulties have prevented practical success with thismethod.

Likewise the method of spreading the adhesive 2s in undispersed pulverulent form presents the serious problem of requiring very costly spreading equipment to obtain uniformity and quantitative control of spread, as well as serious diiculty in obtaining adequate dispersion in' situ and proper` 30 penetration, so that this method also has not been found capable of general commercial application. Referring also to the aforementioned cold press-l ing' process there is a particular desideratum in being able to' avoid all of the time-consuming and 35 generally Y objectionable characteristics of such alkaline aqueous adhesive in-easily spreadable 40 form, with exceptional control of uniformity even for thin spreads, without carrying undesirable excess water into4 the structure glued with 'attendant alkaline stains, and'at Athe same time with particularlyl advantageous and rapid through-put, with resultant. product containing y a particularly Ylow amount of moisture. Furthermore, delicate cellulose materials, including. thin Y fancy veneersyetc., are thus vcapable of operation, without danger of damaging and occasionspreading. Thus 20.

tive embodimentsof the invention, these beingl indicative however of but a few of the various ways in which the principleY of the invention may be applied.- i'

A numerical indication of glue consistency is commonly obtained with the MacMichael viscosimeter which expresses on an arbitrary scale the twisting force exerted on a standard wire suspending a standard plunger denitely immersed in a known diameter cup of glue rotated at fixed speed while the upper end of the wire is held stationary. In the following description and claims the viscosity measurement numbers are obtained' using a one centimeter'brass plunger, immersed three centimeters in a six centimeter diameter cup rotated at twenty R. P. M. As no single wire is capable of -measuring a wide range, wires of different gauge such as No. 26, No.122, andrNo. 18 are used, but thehreadings are convertible to a hypothetical equivalency with a light wire such as No. 26, by multiplying the readings by a difference factor, for instance multiplying the No. 18 readings by" 37 or the No. 22 readings by 6.5 converts them to a fairly comparable hypothetical extension of the No. 26 scale. This basis for measurement and comparison of viscosity is adopted herein.

Typical of the fluid proteinous glues sed heretofore in the cold process are the soya bean flour glues which are standard in the manufacture of fir plywood- A'I'hese glues have a No. 26 wire viscosity usually about 40 with a range between 25 and 150: vIn contrast to lthese quite uid glues the semi-fluid glues of 'the present invention are too thickfto be measured with the No. 26 wire as they would break it. They have tobe measured withthe heavy No. 18 gaugelwire and give readings usually about 'with an approximate range between 10 and 90. At and *above a No. 18

'wire reading of about 180 a plastic state is reached which is stiff enough to begin to permit the glue to be rol ed out by smooth rollers inV a sheet "so that such material might be applicable to the equivalent at room temp eratures Fluid glues 25- 150 Semi-fluid glues 370-3330 Sheeting process glues- S600-upper limit unknown As heat reduces. the-viscosity of glues very -materially, semi-huid glues which are above the practical upperV limit at room temperature may be made temporarily spreadable by heating.

It thus becomes apparentfthat the semi-fluid glues of the present invention form an intermediate band of consistency, separated by a very wide gap fromthe fluid glues and a very wide gap from the material suggested forthe sheeting process. It .has in fact been found that it'is only withinV this band that the full benefits of the semi-fluid glues are obtained. This is because the present process depends on accurate controlled spreading of the glue by grooved rollers in the form of narrow ridges of only semi-fiuid glue, these ridges being alternated by narrow areas freed ,from excess glue beyond the minimum amount which merely wets their surfaces, by the contacting pressure of the corresponding ridges of the spreader rollers. With ordinary viscosity glues similarly spread, the uid glue immediately flows back and partly or wholly refills these valleys and it is also easily disturbed and smeared by the contacts of assembly handling, While with our semi-fluid glues not onlyY do theseV valleys rel main empty so that a distinct printed pattern is obtained, but the semi-fluid glue is too'stiif to be readily smeared in handling. Thus if, as in the case of ordinary fluid glues, the fluidity exceeds a certain limit, the pattern is not fully obtained or retained, while if it is too little, as in the case of the sheeting process proposal, the pressure re-Y quired to produce a pattern far exceeds the strength-of the wood and it is consequently injured or destroyed. Considerable differences in spreadability, however, arise from other causes than mere viscosity or frictional resistance to flow, so that while this principle holds true, the upper and lower limits of 4spreadability are modified,

For instance'if the spreading character of e.

series of soya bean glues is compared, and the ,series starts with ordinary fluid glues of aboutV 3.7 to 1 water to'glue ratio and extends into the territory .of the pattern spreadable semi-fluid glues, the spread character will change quite suddenly at some point between about 3.0 and 2.8 ratio from the smeary distorted semi-pattern of the fluid glues to the definite distinct undistorted' print pattern of the semi-fluid glues. This change occurs when the ridges of glue cease to flow Yout into the substantially empty valleys. No doubt obscure relations of such factors as internal friction, surface tension and specific adhesion to the contacting surfaces cause the relatively sudden change which would be only gradual if dependent onsome single factor like difference in degree of viscosity.

Such concentrated semi-fluid glues cannot be controllably spread by rollers having smooth surfaces, but can be spread by'grcoved roll surfaces if strongly pressed so the ridges'contact the surfaces being spread. The present usage therefore includes applicationof the glue by what may be designated as "pattern-spreading" surfaces or pattern-rolls. In this, the glue applicator is in the form of rollers operated under suiiicient pressure so as to contact the wood plies or other surface to be glued, and having a reticulated contour or series of small recesses or grooves which may extend in the direction of surface-travel, for in' glued, consists of a corresponding series of raised adhesive areas of glue ridges with spaces between; and with suitable proportion of the adhesive areas and spaces there is deposited upon the cellulosic surface a controlled amount of the adhesive in such areas that the subsequent pressure applied goto the assembled glued structure will force the adhesive from the deposit-lines into the intervening spaces uniformly, the positive movement here involved thus thereby providing in Secondary action with proper spacing a thin continuous or approximately continuous film of the adhesive inv distribution between the adherent surfaces.

Under certain circumstances such as in gluing paper the spacing between the ridges may be increased so as to exceed the area over whichthe ridges of glue maybe pressed out, which is economical and adequate where weak materials such as paper are to be 'laminated or a weak bond is sufficient as in making thin plywood for box shocks. Fluid g ues heretofore customary, are usually applied by quite similar grooved applicator rolls but. due to 4the fluidity they initially smear over the cellulosic surface in an approximately complete coat which merely varies here and there in thickness, instead of a distinct definite .pattern-spread o r print with alternate surfaces free from excess glue. Due to the uidity the glue is thus not definitely restricted in locations and'is readily also smeared and displaced by the contacts which take place during the assemblyof the component plies.

As indicated, the amount of water in the present adhesive is particularly low, for example less than 3.0 parts and usually less than 2.75 parts to '1 part of dry base adhesive. Hereinafter the term glue base will be used to 4denote the dry adhesive base content exclusive of reagents. Desirably the proteinous base contains at least 50% of oilseedresidue flour, as soya bean flour, peanut our. and the like, all of which contain a substantial proportion of material partially or completely undispersible in the concentration of alkali used in such glues. Straight seed flour may be used, or

by inclusion of a portion of other protein, modi-A .fied properties may be had, such animal proteins as blood-albumin, casein, animal glue, extracted vegetable proteins, etc. being applicable. With the limits of water contentas indicated, the precise amount in any instance will vary somewhat with the particular adhesive composition, blood-albumin, casein, animal glue and extracted proteins for instance all having specifically different water-requirements, las well understood by those skilled in the art. Thus, with a straight soya bean or like oilseed-residue fiour, the water content may be 2.00-3.00 parts to 1 of the oilseed flour, depending upon the consistency desired and 'the natural water-requirement of the individual glue base used. Depending somewhat upon the particular surface to be glued, whether of hard wood, soft wood, more absorbent cellulosein the form of paper board, paper, or less absorbent non-cellulosic porous material such as asbestos paper, etc., the water content may appropriately be varied, being more particularly restricted for high absorbent artificial cellulose sheet materials such as paper.

With the low water content semi-huid adhesive, we also include the feature of a very low spreading rate. Customarily in the manufacture of plywood heretofore, for three-ply product, the

spreading rate has been in excess of 25 pounds of dry glue base or -150 pounds of the liquid glue. Herewith however, a spreading rate of 7 to 24 pounds of dry glue base per 1,000 square feet of three-ply product becomes feasible o r 30-90 pounds of the wet. For thinner and weaker cellulosic surfaces, as very thin plywood, paper, etc., correspondingly less is feasible, as for instance 2-12 pounds of the dry glue base depending upon the texture and character of the surface.

While as subsequently described, in most cases the present invention comprising the. feature of semi-fluid glues pattern-spread at a low rate, contemplates the employment of a hot press method to form the final bond, under certain conditions the bond may be formed in the cold press as, for example in the case of certain paper products, by either cold or heated rollers. great uniformity of spread obtainedby the use of these semi-uid glues and the ability provided to pattern spread them uniformly at even very low rates secure low glue costs. Furthermore, the heavy character of the glue and the small amount of water present facilitate rapid formation of the bond. In such instances, particularly with porous absorbent paper, .the bond is formed rapidly by the thickening of the glue by the sudden driving out of the water into the porous surfaces upon the application of pressure so that heat is not needed to speed up the process.

Passing the layers to be glued through the adhesive-applyingy spreader rolls, and applying the adhesive, as indicated, the layers are then brought together in assembly, and proceed to the press. In this, an exceptionally high pressure is feasible and ldesirably applied. By reason of the fact that so small an amount of damaging water has been introduced into the cellulose by the adhesive, the assembled structure is able to withstand pressures of an order not otherwise nor heretofore permissible. The-short time under pressure and low heat are features which also cooperate to this end. Thus, whereas in the manufacture of Douglas r plywood customarily a pressure of about poundsis not to be exceeded, in the present procedure 20D-225 pounds per square `inch is desirable. structure is not densied to its detriment, and a strong bond is quickly attained, the yincreased pressure contributing to a more effective gluln with a small amount of glue. With the pressure, heat is applied, this being on an order sufficient to provide a quick heating of the adhesive without detrimental generation of destructive internal vapor pressure. Plate temperatures of 212230 F. are applicable for instance with 3/10 r panels. Actual peak temperatures at the glue line thus from about F. to

a maximum of a little above 212 F. result, and are suitable with general materials, and the heat is thus applied without substantial generation of vapor pressure. and the time under pressure may Under these controlled conditions the In such cases the Where adhesive blends are used including par-- the wood continues to dehydrate and strengthen the glue bond during the very considerable time that must elapse before the wood cools down to room temperature. Since it ls usually convenient to store the panels in stacks, considerable heat remains present for as much as twelve hours. The time under pressure, correspondingly for 1%" thick fir wallboard can thus be less than 2 minutes and up to about 3 minutes, depending upon the particular glue composition, and exigencias of desirable procedure.

It is of particular note that the assembly time or interval between spreading and pressing, in the present process, while immediate lpressing is not a rigid requirement as in the sheeting process, can be very short, and if desired can be substantially that involved in moving the assembly to the press, and being for example on the order of 30 seconds conveniently; but on the other hand the tolerance permissible may be more extended up to ilve minutes or even longer. 'I'heabillty to press the panels as fast as they are glued and assembled is a.feature of great value in large scale repetition manufacture as it facilitates continuous pressing by suitable apparatus capable of providing pressing facilities ready to receive and press the panels as fast as they are assembled, for instance on a short conveyor vwhich delivers them to the continuous press. As the assembly time thus becomes uniform from panel to panel `great advantages in uniformity of product are obtained together with the labor saving of continuous automatic pressing.

The glue bond, as seen, forms quickly, and the entire procedure from the beginning of appplication of the glue to the removal from the press need not require over 4 minutes in the lcase of wall board, and correspondingly less for thinner cellulosic structures. With three-ply wood, in general the pressing time may be less than 1 min- .ute for each of assembly thickness where employing oilseed residue glues, the rate following closely the heat transfer rate through wood.

ticularly easily heat coagulable proteins such as blood albumin, the pressing time maybe much less. Withal, the ultimate bond provides strength equal to the best obtained with aboutfdouble the dry glue base spread of the same glue base in the old practice heretofore, and it is particularly characterized by uniformity over the entire glued surface in contract to the prior unevenness.

A's anexample illustrative of operation for fir wallboard, 9.5 pounds of fine ground soya bean flour aredry mixed with 4 pounds of fine ground soda ash and l pounds of pine oil. 100 parts by we'ght of this dry powder are mixed with 200 parts of'water, and 10 parts of hydrated lime separately mixed with 50 parts of water are added. followed by 4 parts of caustic soda separately dissolved in 10 parts of water, followed by 30 parts of N" brand sodium silicate, and finally a mixtureA of 1.8 parts carbon bisulphide and 1.2 parts of carbon tetrachloride, the viscosity one-half hour after making) up being 30 Mac- Michael with No. 18 wire land the ratio of water to glue base being 2.6/1. This is a heavy bodied semi-fluidglue of very good spreadngproperties.

Dry 1/,l0" cores (moisture content about 3 per.

cent) arespread at the rate of 50 pounds' of this n wet glue per 1,090 square feet of three-ply panels,

employing the reticulated or pattern-spreading rolls as above indicated, with sumcient pressure on the rolls to cause the core pieces to positively move forward and the semi-fluid glue to" be spread at the same speed, and the pattern of adhesive is printed on the wood surface. The

Aspread cores are laid on backs which have been placed if desired ona convenient conveyor, and a face ply is laid on the cores. forming the complete assembly, which is carried into a hot press. The press`is immediately closed and about 200 pounds pressure per square inch of panel surface applied, the assembly time or elapsed time between the spreading of the cores and the application of pressure having been about 30 seconds. The press plates are heated-to a uniform temperature of 225 F. After 140 seconds the press is opened and the panel removed.

In contrast, in the customary procedure using the prior cold process there would have been a 3.7 to 1 water to glue-base ratio and a minimum of about 130 pounds of liquid glue spread, since any attempt at reduction below such rate would seriously weaken the bottom panels in the cold process package. The percentage ofl dry glue base saved thereover by the present process is 50 per cent or more; and notably there is a reduction of at least 64 per cent in the amount of water injected into the structure, and whereas in the prior process the moisture content of the finished panels has run around 14-15 per cent,

Athe moisture content of the present panels is but slightly over '7 per cent, and they are thus ready for shipping without a re-drying operation. It has been found also that this same glue may be spreadl on fire wallboard at the very low rate of 37% lbs. instead of 50 lbs. and strongly glued fuolly commercial panels produced. Excellent results may als'o be obtained by omitting the caustic soda altogether in this formula and increasing the soda ash and lime proportionately. Many other formulae may also be used and the process is not limited to any specific glue formulas for alkaline proteinous glues, except that the viscosity should be within certain limits and the water kept correspondingly low. The advantages of this process are thus seen to be revolutionary from the standpoint of reduction in both glue consumed and glue water injected into the panels.

Concomitant with the avoidance of the large amounts of water, even thin plies do not have alkaline glue stains on any other surfaces than those actually contacted by the adhesive. For this reason also it is seen why even such surfaces as paper board and paper may be glued with these glues without becoming surface stained thereby. Also it is seen'that the gluealthough containing water is much less saturated, and is consequently in such general equilibrium that the cellulose absorbs water 4from the glue by contact at a much slwer rate than with the usual watery glues. Again, the glue is printeduniformly on sharply defined spaced areas, and not irregularly distributed in an indefinite pattern which is distorted by flow due to the high fluidity and is also readily smeared and displaced during assembly and before pressing. In contrast to this. the present high viscosity, pattern spread, semi-fluid glue rema'ns in the areas of deposit and is'only squeezed over into the intervening spaces when the press is closed, thereby forming an approxi mately complete very thin film between the surfaces opposed and then the adhesive is at once set by the heat. In this high pressure confined n' lateral filming of the adhesive from the imprintpattern spreading and the resistance to displacement due to the high viscosity cooperate to secure uniform adhesion.

As indicated, the characteristics of very low` spread of semi-fluid concentrated glue, with hot pressing-for very short time, using moderate heat, and relatively high pressure, areapplicable with the protein base aqueous alkaline glues in semifluid state, whetherfof wholly oilseed composition or mixed composition. In general, oilseed glues,

by which is meant glues containing preferably at least 50 per cent of oilseed flour, are particularly advantageous due to the improved spreadability arising from their content of materials which do-no completely disperse in the alkaline medium. This property of spreadability of the oilseed our glues is presumably a purely physical characteristic derived from the reduction in sticky tenacious adhesive character due to the `presence of the proportion of undispersed and only partly dispersed cellulose and hemi-'cellulose in suchaour. The eiect seems to be to change the sticky stringy character of a low water pure protein dispersion to a more mushy, short and friable semi-fluid which certainly gives spreadability not' ordinarily found with low water content dispersions of pure proteins such as casein and blood. However, some formulae do give the desired characteristics even with pure proteins and in such cases since the essential distinct pattern spread may be obtained, they become applicable to the present process. A'lso this charview of the fact that we have produced similar vso spreading characteristics inl straight protein glues such as casein and blood glues by chemical manipulation as well as mere additions of nonadhesive character, we do not wish to exclude such 'straight protein .glues from the class of pattern spreadable semi-duid glues. For the purpose of the present invention and in the appended claims the term semi-fluid glues should be construed as to mean pattern s preadable glues regardless of whether they contain oilseed residue flour or not, since all vglues having the pattern spreadable characteristic are equivalently workable in our process. Blends may include casein, blood-albumin, animal glue, extracted protein, etc., in amounts preferably not exceeding the proportion of oilseed flour, as for instance 5-50 per cent of such blend constituents; for instance Vsoya bean flour as main ingredient with 20 per cent of soluble blood-albumin and 5- per cent of animal glue is a useful blend, having excellent spreading properties and water resistance together .with a quick setting property derived from the-heat coagulable blood. Inclusion of larger amounts of blood-albumin still further increases the water resistance of the glued product. Casein, as noted, may also be used as blending elemenhwith enhanced dry strength and water resistance. Blends including blood, animal glue, or casein, increase the tolerance of a long or variable interval of assembly time, which is desirable in some instances, and heat coagulable proteins where added to the composition give a 'quicken set so as to permit opening the press more quickly without detriment to thel final bond. In its great reductionin amounts of glue spread,

,the process particularly facilitates the use of glue materialsof more expensive character, and owing to the use of heat permits attainment of highly i the cold press process.

In the annexed drawing:-`

Figures 1, 2, and 3 illustrate stages in the process.

Employing the proteinous adhesive and of the viscosity described, the adhesive prints from the grooved rolls onto the cellulose surface in the pattern as illustrated in Figure l of the drawing, in which the adhesive deposit is shown at 2, defining excess glue areas, there being intervening spaces 3 merely wetted with the adhesive but free from any surplus glue. v

Other modes of applying the principle of the invention may be employed, change being made as regards the details described, provided the features stated in any of the following claims, or the equivalent of such, be employed.

We therefore particularly point out and distnctly claim as our invention: l

1. As a new means for 'gluing plies, a semiiiuid aqueous alkaline oilseed residue` proteinous adhesive characterized physically by a No. 18 wire MacMichael viscosity between and 9i), said adhesive being substantially free of self flow.

2. The method of manufacturing ply material from porous cellulosic sheets which comprises spreading on a ply a multiplicity of spaced excess glue areas of asemi-fiuid proteinous glue substantially free of Aself-flew and having a viscosity range, arrangement and amount such as to be free from self-flow upon the surface after application and be adapted to spread laterally under pressure into the spaces' between the vareas of excess glue under pressure to form a thin adhesive lm substantially over the entire ply surface, applying to said surface another ply before the viscosity substantially changes from said range and then compressing the assembly sufficientlyto spread the areas laterally to form a thin adhesive lm. Y

3. The method of manufacturing ply materia from porous cellulosic sheets which comprises spreading on a ply a multiplicity of excess glue areas ofV a semi-'fluid proteinous glue substantially free of self-flow and having a MacMichael No.18 wire viscosity between l0 and 90 at 'a rate of Aless than 45 pounds of wet glue per thousand --square feet of single glue line, then assembling another ply lwith the first-mentioned ply and before the viscosity substant'ally changes from said range compressing the assembly sufficiently to spread the spaced areas laterally to form a thin'adhesive lm.

4. As a new means for gluing plies, a semi-huidl aqueous, alkaline proteinous adhesive characterized physically by`#l8 wire MacMichael viscosity between 10 and 90, and the water present being below substantially 3 parts water to l of the dry base adhesive,-the adhesive when applied in a multiplicity of excess glue areas being substantially free' of self-flow and spreadable under pressure to form a substantially continuous adhesive film.

5. The method of making ply material from surface carrying the glue, and' compressing the4 assibly sufficiently to spread the excess glue into a. thin substantially continuous uniform adhesive film substantially'coextensive with the surfacesoithe sheet material.

6. The method asspeciiled in claim in which the glue embodies in the dry glue base at least 50% soyabean flour and has between 2 and 3 parts of water to each part of dry glue base.

7. 'Ihe method of making'ply material from porous lce'llulesic sheets, selected from a group consisting of paper and wood, which comprisesv` applying to a surface of said materialV a multiplicity of spaced excess proteinous glue areas separated by areas merely wetted with the glue, the glue having a viscosity such as to be free from self-flow upon the surface after application, said excess areas being of a semi-fluid viscosity range such as to be substantially free cf selfflow butadapted to spread laterally into the spaces between the areas of excess glue under pressure, applying Yanother sheet of said material to the surface carrying the glue, and compressing the assembly suniclently to spread the excess glue intol a thin substantiallyv continuous uniform adhesive nlm substantially coextensive with the surfaces 4of. the sheet material. o

8. The method of making ply material from porous` cellulosic sheets, selected from a group 4 consisting of paper and wood, which comprises applying to asurface of said material-a multiplicity 4oi spaced excess proteinous glue areas separated by areas merely wetted with the glue, the gluehaving a viscosity such as to be free from self-now upon the surface after application, said excess areas being of a semi-fluid viscosity range such aste be substantially free of self-flow but adapted to spread laterally into the spaces between the areas of excessvglue under pressure,

applying another sheet of said material to the' surface carrying the glue, and compressingf'the" .hesiye nlm. substantially coextensive with the surfaces of the sheet material and simultaneously withthe vcompression applyingy heat to promote glue iiow and penetration.

9. The method of making ply material from Porous cellulosic sheets, selected from a group consisting of paper and wood, which comprises applying tov a surface of said material a multiplicity of spaced excess proteinous glue areasY separated by areas merely wetted with the adhesive, the glue haying a viscosity such. as .to be free from self-flow upon the surface after application, said excess areas being of a semi-fluidl viscosity range such as tolbe substantially free of self-now butadapted to spread laterally into the spaces between the areas of excess glue under pressure, applying another sheet of said material to the surface carrying the glue, compressing the assembly suiilciently to spread the excess glue into a thin substantially continuous uniform adhesive nlm substantially caextensive with thev surfaces of the sheet material, and simultaneously withoiche compression applying heat to promote glue flow and penetration and maintaining the heat below that which will generate disruptive internal vapor pressure.

16. The method of making ply material from porous cellulosic sheets, selecter from a group consisting of paper and wood, which comprises applying to a surface of said material a multiplicity of spaced excess proteinous glue areas of a glue having a viscosity such as to be 'free from selfflow upon the surface after application and having a MacMichael No.18 wire viscosity between and 90 said excess areas being of a semi-fluidV viscosity range such as to be substantially free of self-flow but adapted to spread laterally into the spaces between the areas of excess glue under pressure, applying another sheet of said material to the surface carrying theY glue, and compressing the assembly sufficiently to spread the excess glue into a thin substantially continuous uniform adhesive nlm substantially coextensive with the surfaces of the sheet material.

- 11. The method of making ply material from porous cellutosic sheets, selected from a-group consisting ofopaper and wood, which comprises applyingto asurface-of saidV material a fxiulti-l plicityY of spaced excess proteinous glue areas separated by areas merely wetted with the-adhsive', the gluehaving'a viscosity such as to be free from self-flow' upon the surface after application and having a MacMichael No. 18 wire viscosity between 10 and 90, said excess areas being of a" rial.Y i

12;Y A s a new means'for gluing plies, a semi-fluid aqueous, alkaline casein adhesive characterized physically by #18 wire MacMic'hael viscosity between 10 and 90, and the waterpresent b'eingbelow substantially 3 parts water Ato l of the dry base adhesive, the adhesive when applied in a multiplicity of excess glue areas being substantially free of a substantially continuous adhesive nlm. 13. A'lsa new means for gluing plies, a semifluid aqueous, alkaline blood adhesive characterized physically by #18 wire MacMi'chael viscositybetween l0 and9'0; and the water present being below substantially 3 parts' water to l of the dry base adhesive, the adhesive' when applied in a multiplicity of excess glue areas being substantially 'free of self-flow and spreadable under pressure to form a substantially continuous adhesive nlm. y

14. Asa new means for gluing plies, a semiiluid aqueousn alkaline adhesivecomprising a -blend containing oil seed flour and at least one of a group' consisting of casein, blood and animal '50'l self-flow'and spreadable under pressure to formY Vglue, characterized physically by #18 wire Mac- Michaelfviscosity between. 10 and 90, and the water` present being below substantially parts wateruto l ofy the dry base adhesive, the adhesive when appliedin a .multiplicity ofexcess glue areasl being substantially free of self-flow and g spreadable under pressure to form a substantially continuous (adhesive i'ilm. 15. As anew means for gluing plies. a semifluid aque-ousv almiine adhesivev comprising a blend' containing oil seed iiour and at least one f of a group consisting of casein, bloodand animal glue in .amount of between substantially 5 and 50%of the total proteinous material characterized physically by #18 wirevMacMichael viscosity between 10 and 90, and the-water .present being n below substantially 3 parts water to 1.o! the dry vbaseadhesive, the adhesive when applied a lmultiplicity of excess glue areas being substantially free of self-ilow and spreadable under pressure to form a substantially continuous iadhesive lm. v

' THEODORE WILLIAMS DIKE.

HARRY GALBER. 

